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8. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) - £5.0

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Alan Pardew will have been worried at the alarming decline in his Crystal Palace troops during their run to the FA Cup final. While it’s easy to take one’s eye go off the ball in the midst of an exciting cup run, Pardew is a proud man and the slide was probably one of the reasons why there wasn’t more gusto to calls for his appointment as England boss this summer. Anyway, he has been making some crafty signings, not least the shrewd capture of James Tomkins.

Having tried to sign the former Iron on numerous occasions for Newcastle, he finally landed him this summer and the 27-year-old is set to become a key figure in the Eagles’ line-up this season.

It may seem strange to opt for a Palace defender after their nightmarish slide which threatened to drag them into the second tier, but with the recruits that Pardew has made this summer and with the prospect of a new striker, the Eagles are ready to soar up the table and establish themselves as a top-half force.

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